Harmonious trumpets herald the dedication of the Union Building. Its opening on September 25th attracted state officials, community leaders and friends of the college, alumni and present students and faculty. Anxiety rides high as these students await the opening of the Union Lanes. The silence which hovered over these lanes has been vividly replaced by the clamor of falling pins, bowling balls racing down the alleys and the shrieks of delight echoing the thrill of a strike. Carole Fisher and Dee Schenck relax in the listening room. Records ranging from symphony and ballad to jazz and calypso provide the variety necessary to please each listener. Artistic lighting and design in stairways are unique features of the Union Building. The three levels which include sports area and bookstore, cafeteria and lounging areas, and student offices buzz continually with activity. Education is a progressive medium. Truths are often learned by trial and error, by experiment; old ideas are cast aside and replaced by newer and more practicable ones. For many years the concept of learning was one of stern discipline and memorization by rote. Gradually, educational theorists and philosophers looked to the individual differences of the students themselves as a determining factor in the adoption of newer teaching methods. But they soon found that classroom work was not enough. A well-balanced social, cultural, and recreational program was needed to supplement the routine of classroom work. Today, modern universities across the nation and the world recognize that "a college education should not only assist individuals to make a living, but in addition it should assist individuals to make a life." In this statement President Miller has expressed the long-felt wishes of many who, in 1953, witnessed the initiation of a fund-raising program which was to make possible such an addition as the Union Building to the expanding Weber campus. Since this action of the Utah State Legislature, eight years ago, a seven-dollar union fee has been collected quarterly from each student; it was from this financial source that the Weber Union sprang up. And so, after many years of planning and re-planning to meet the everchanging needs of a progressive campus such as ours, a dream is nearing realization. The $1,215,000.00 Weber College Union has become the hub of all campus and much community activity. The structure provides permanent student body and publications offices; excellent relaxation areas including table tennis, billiards, and a beautifully-designed eight-lane bowling alley; a spacious cafeteria which seats 355 comfortably, and which can be converted into a ballroom; a college bookstore which stocks everything from textbooks to toothpicks and a friendly barbershop. Cultural offerings include a pleasant browsing library with contemporary periodical literature on a variety of subjects, and a music-listening room for those with specific tastes in music. Art exhibits are one of the "niceties" provided by the Union. Enjoyable and worthwhile activities are planned and held here; various college publications are produced here. Here students meet for study, for relaxation, or just for friendly conversation in the comfortable lounge. The Weber College Union certainly satisfies the "cultural, social, and recreational needs of the student in his leisure time." But the Union serves yet a higher purpose - that of unifying the thoughts and ideas of a modern, lively, creative student body. This year, more than ever before, Weber students are united with the common bond of friendship and brotherhood and understanding that is the result of planning, sharing, and doing things together - as a unit. Certainly, this is one of the most enriching parts of college life, and the Union has become a "home away from home" wherein students - the Weber Family - can dream and plan and build together for a brighter future. Indeed, the very design of the newer-than-modern structure exemplifies the spirit of unlimited growth that is so much a part of Weber.